"I want to give invaluable First Class match experience to many cricketers who could not otherwise get it and who would be all the better for it when they come to play in County Cricket”.
Full Name: William Gilbert Grace
Born: 18 July 1848, Downend, Bristol
Died: 23 October 1915, Mottingham, Kent
Major Teams: Gloucestershire, London County, England.
Also Known As: The Doctor, WG
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Test Debut: England v Australia at The Oval, Only Test, 1880
Last Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1899
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1896
In a remarkable career, Grace took 2,864 wickets and scored 54,896 runs including 126 centuries. ‘The Great Cricketer’ scored his last Century on his 56th birthday when making 166 for London County v MCC. July 18th 2004 was the Centenary of that occasion, when the reformed London County replayed that match v MCC at Beaconsfield CC.
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